Diversity

Omnicom supports organizations and initiatives that encourage diversity across the advertising and marketing industries. We continue to cultivate and attract talent from diverse backgrounds through programs such as the Omnicom Medgar Evars Associate Program. We encourage personal growth and industry retention through our involvement with ADCOLOR® Industry Coalition and other programs that celebrate the strengths of a diverse, global workforce. Omnicom adds value to client interactions through internal resources such as the Omnicom Diversity Initiatives Group and the Omnicom Supplier Diversity Database.

“Talent has no color. All of my recruitment conversations start with talent in mind and then focus on achieving our diversity goals.”
–Tiffany Warren, Omnicom Chief Diversity Officer and ADCOLOR FOUNDER

Medgar Evers College Partnership

In 2009, Omnicom established a partnership with Medgar Evers College. The college primarily serves students with diverse educational, socioeconomic, political and cultural backgrounds in central Brooklyn, N.Y.

In addition to financial support to establish the program, Omnicom agencies have hired 25 interns through the Omnicom Medgar Evers Associate Program. Since the program's inception, two of the former interns have accepted full-time positions at Omnicom agencies, and many others have accepted positions in creative fields.

ADCOLOR

The ADCOLOR Industry Coalition was founded in 2005 to support and inspire professionals of color and diversity champions within the advertising, marketing and media industries. The coalition's primary initiative is the ADCOLOR Awards, an annual program that honors outstanding diverse professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels of the industry. Honorees are selected based on their personal contributions as well as their efforts to open the door for other high-potential, diverse professionals.

This year, ADCOLOR marks its fifth anniversary with a number of new initiatives, including:

  • Official status as a 501(c)(6) trade association
  • Lighting up the Reuters building with the ADCOLOR logo
  • Extending the impact of the annual awards year-round with a series of content seminars and professional networks to benefit diverse ad professionals and their supporters
  • Hosting a special fifth anniversary awards ceremony at Beverly Hilton in Hollywood, Calif. (watch Queen Latifah's acceptance speech at the 2010 ADCOLOR Awards).